Norge Cell & Sim

I’ve had a couple of recent inquiries in the comments regarding cell phones, SIM-cards, and Internet in Norway. Today I’ll address all things cell phone – so get ready to make some calls. And, stay tuned for information about the Internet, coming soon in a future blog!

Where do you buy a SIM-card/get a cell phone plan?

There are a number of retailers that provide cell phone plans (Abonnement) and prepaid services (Kontantkort), all of which offer SIM-cards. You can head to the websites or to the storefronts of any of these. Most likely it will be fastest if you go in person, although it may be possible to order a SIM-card online and pick it up at a store with some carriers (MyCall, potentially). A few of the common providers are discussed below. For a list of other carriers, check here. If other students want to weigh in with their experiences and recommendations with cellphone plans, please comment below!

Outside the Center:

What are the prices like?

The information below offers an idea of some of the prices for different prepaid and subscription cell phone plans available, there is more information on their websites, please click on the links for each carrier to see their full details.

If you’re not from Europe:

You may want to bring along adaptors for phone charging (although they can also be purchased here, they may be more expensive in Norway than in your home country). Norway uses plug types “C” and “F” (continental Europe standard).